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The political economy of Zambia’s recovery: Structural change without transformation?:
Resnick, Danielle; Thurlow, James - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Using the case of Zambia, this paper examines whether structural change translates into reduced poverty and improved …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132683
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Southern African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Hachigonta, Sepo (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132811
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Sources of income inequality and poverty in rural Pakistan:
Adams, Richard H. Jr.; He, Jane J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1995
reduce the wide differences in income earned, so that the number of people living below the poverty line can be reduced? What … roles do education and the migration of household members play in lifting people out of poverty and in improving income … inequality and poverty in developing countries. These studies help policymakers understand the root causes of income inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037870
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Agricultural trade liberalization and poverty in Brazil:
Filho, Joachim Bento de Souza Ferreira - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009
"This paper addresses the potential effects of a world agricultural trade liberalization scenario on poverty and … Brazil, tailored for income distribution and poverty analysis. The model distinguishes 10 different labor types and 270 … model. Poverty and income distribution indexes are computed over the entire sample of households and persons, before and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967179
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Early childhood nutrition, schooling, and sibling inequality in a dynamic context: evidence from South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"While nutritional intake in early childhood provides the basis for a child's health capital, investments in schooling provide the basis for a child's knowledge capital. That store of knowledge, in turn, will eventually be rewarded in the labor market. Does the good health built up by the child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997199
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Gender, labor, and prime-age adult mortality: evidence from South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Buthelezi, Thabani; Velia, Myriam - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper assesses the impact of prime-age mortality on human capital formation and labor markets by examining, first, the impact on adolescents, who may leave school in order to enter the labor market, and second, the impact on adult females who, upon the loss of a breadwinner, may decide to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997217
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Community, inequality, and local public goods: Evidence from School Financing in South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Nishiyama, Shinichi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2005
"To examine how local income distribution affects both a community's ability to pay for schooling and the quality of that schooling, this research merges household and school census data from South Africa. Empirical results are twofold. First, while the median income and the average household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004997315
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Early childhood nutrition, schooling, and sibling inequality in a dynamic context: evidence from South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper examines the effects of early childhood nutrition on schooling inputs and outcomes to assess the dynamic nature of human capital production, using panel data from South Africa. Height-for-age Z-score is used as a measure of health and nutritional status in early childhood. Based on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037781
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Gender, labor, and prime-age adult mortality: evidence from South Africa
Yamauchi, Futoshi; Buthelezi, Thabani; Velia, Myriam - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2006
"This paper examines the impact of prime-age adult mortality on the transition from school to the labor market of adolescents and on decisions by female adults to participate in the labor force in South Africa. The analysis focuses on that period—1998–2004—when South Africa experienced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037812
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After the negotiations: assessing the impact of free trade agreements in Southern Africa
Lewis, Jeffrey D.; Robinson, Sherman; Thierfelder, Karen - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 1999
After protracted and difficult negotiations, agreement was recently reached on the dimensions of a South African-EU free trade deal. Because of South Africa's prominence in the sub-region, implementation of this agreement will have an impact not only on South Africa, but on all the SADC...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008863976